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"With a voice as bold and beguiling as the songs she chooses, Straw carries the torch of traditional folk music with striking elegance and a fierce breath of originality…” - Triad City Beat

Drawing on the deep well of traditional music from the British Isles and America, Lindsay Straw puts her own spin on ageless songs with her intricate guitar and Irish bouzouki playing. Performing both solo and with groups like The Ivy Leaf and The New Grown-ups, she’s performed throughout the US and Ireland, playing everything from folk festivals and house concerts to weddings and farmers markets. She also teaches privately and at the annual Zoukology weekend (NM) and through the Passim School of Music (MA).

Lindsay spent the last couple years as part of the marketing team at Carter Vintage Guitars (formerly The North American Guitar), and her compositions and arrangements can be heard in countless guitar demos for Cedar Rock Studio & Guitar Gallery, The Music Emporium, TNAG, and CVG. She also hosted the Talking Guitar podcast.

Upcoming Performances

Most Saturdays unless otherwise noted you can find me at The Brendan Behan session in Jamaica Plain, 5-8pm!

May 10: Somerville, MA - Somerville Porchfest (84 Oxford St) The New Grown-ups, 4pm

May 11: Amesbury, MA - Cider Hill Farm with The (Almost) New Grown-ups, 12-3pm

May 13: Cambridge, MA - McCarthy’s Session, 7-10pm

May 16: Salem, MA - O’Neill’s with Larry Young, 6-9pm

May 19: Cambridge, MA - Remnant Satellite with The New Grown-ups, 8pm

May 20: Cambridge, MA - McCarthy’s Session, 7-10pm

May 30: North Easton, MA - Langwater Farm Community Pizza Night, 4-7pm

June 1: Hingham, MA - Songs for the Earth (Mass Audubon Benefit Concert), 4-6pm

June 3: Cambridge, MA - Lily P’s Bluegrass Tuesdays (Opener Set) with Andy Cambria, 7pm

June 8: Salem, MA - Salem Arts Festival (Artists’ Row) with Larry Young, 1-2pm // O’Neill’s with Larry Young, 4-7pm

June 10: Dedham, MA - Dedham Green Concerts with Cara Frankowicz, 6-8pm

June 11: Brighton, MA - Concerts on the Common with The (Almost) New Grown-ups, 5:15-6:45pm

June 12: Plymouth Farmers Market, 2:30-6pm

June 14: Amesbury, MA - Cider Hill Farm with The New Grown-ups, 1-4pm

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